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Since 1974, Kentucky law has provided workers with a few commonsense protections that federal law does not provide -- like mandatory meal breaks and 10-minute break periods. Kentucky House Bill 500 aims to take those protections away from workers. nnUnder current law, businesses must provide a lunch break every three to five hours, but that right would be eliminated under HB 500. Instead, HB 500 says only that a worker required to keep working without a lunch break can’t be denied pay if they juggle eating something while on the job. However, if the employer does provide a lunch break and they discover a worker eating at another time while on the clock, they will not be required to pay them for that time — even a worker who needs a snack for medical reasons.nnIf you think employers should be required to provide their employees at the very least an unpaid lunch break, call your representative today and tell them to vote no on HB 500.nn...